Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Morals
After watching the beginning part of the documentary "Bigger, Faster, Stronger", I began to ponder the question, do we still have morals even when no one is watching? The documentary followed one family whose children all experimented steroids at one point in their wrestling career. Many athletes in that sport abuse steroids and don't seem to feel any form of guilt or remorse until they got caught. They seem to forget about all of their morals when they feel no one is watching. They do whatever it takes to get a step ahead in the competition, even if that means sacrificing their own personal beliefs. This creates an uneven playing field in the world of sports and can even cause other athletes to feel pressured to use performance enhancing drugs as well.
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I definitely agree that if an athlete takes a drug to enhance their performance in a sport, it does indeed create an uneven playing field. It creates an uneven playing field because not everyone has enough money to purchase steroids. I also believe that other athletes do feel pressured into taking performance enhancing drugs. Many athletes do indeed abuse steroids and totally feel right in using them because they see nothing ethically or morally wrong with doing it. Although, I do believe that there are some positive aspects to steroids such as curing cancer and helping people who have asthma breathe. Overall, good job in giving a well detailed paragraph.
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